Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting at Stellenbosch University

Programme overview

A one-year coursework postgraduate diploma from the School of Accountancy, which educates professional accountants and meets the requirements of various professional bodies. The School is ranked among the top producers of chartered accountants in South Africa by SAICA examination passes.

Faculty: Economic and Management Sciences | Department: School of Accountancy | Duration: One year | Location: Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa

What you will study

120 credits of compulsory integrated modules: Auditing, Regulation and Information Systems (24), Financial Accounting (40), Management Accounting and Finance (32) and Taxation (24), covering auditing, financial accounting, financial management, management decision-making and control, strategy and risk management, and taxation.

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Entry requirements

Stellenbosch University graduates: a weighted average final mark of at least 58% for Financial Accounting 379, Taxation 399, Management Accounting 378 and Auditing 378 in the BAcc or BAccLLB (weights: Financial Accounting and Management Accounting 4 each, Taxation and Auditing 3 each); or a weighted average of at least 53% together with at least 53% for Financial Accounting 379. Graduates of other universities with a SAICA-accredited qualification equivalent to the BAcc (NQF level 7) or BAccLLB (NQF level 8) must meet the same requirements. Holders of international degrees are not admitted directly and must first supplement certain undergraduate modules.

The application fee is R100 for South African citizens, permanent residents and refugee, asylum seeker and diplomatic status holders, and R400 for international applicants. Stellenbosch Business School applicants pay R1050 for the MBA and R850 for other SBS programmes. Some applicants are exempt; application fees are non-refundable.

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